Use of ethephon as a controlled abscission agent on paprika pepper

HortScience

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 251-255

  Kahn, Brian A ^a   Motes, James E ^a   Maness, Niels O ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

(2 chloroethyl)phosphonic acid; Capsicum annuum; Mechanical harvest

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0030804082     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.32.2.251     Document Type: Conference Paper

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